United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-19891955The Gordon Monument on the Capitol Grounds in Atlanta. From a photograph by Kenneth Rogers.View of the John B. Gordon monument from the jacket of Tankersly's biography of John B. Gordon.John Brown Gordon (1832-1904) was a Confederate military leader, a Democratic politician, and ardent defender of the Lost Cause. He began his service in the Confederate army as an untrained captain and ultimately became a major general in the Army of Northern Virginia. He later represented Georgia as a United States Senator from 1872 to 1880 and from 1891 to 1897. Between these terms of service, he served as Georgia’s governor from 1886 to 1890.image/jpegVIS 170.2752.001ahc1702752001Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionSoldiers--Confederate States of AmericaGenerals--United StatesUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Monuments and memorials--Georgia--AtlantaJohn B. Gordon MonumentStillImage